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Guyana vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Guyana has a population of 831K (ranked 161/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Guyana's land area is 81,522 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 82nd vs. 168th).

By GDP, Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Guyana Samoa
Population
839919
220288
Population rank 162/197 177/197
GDP
$24.8B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 119/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$29,884
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 42/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,906
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$6.03B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
27.7%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$7,252
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 67/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$13,265
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
81,522 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.41
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
26.9 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Guyana and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Guyana and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Guyana

Samoa
Year GDP
Guyana Samoa
1960 $170,216,241 -
1961 $185,849,535 -
1962 $194,949,513 -
1963 $175,757,894 -
1964 $194,774,513 -
1965 $213,235,294 -
1966 $228,705,882 -
1967 $250,176,471 -
1968 $229,750,000 -
1969 $249,300,000 -
1970 $267,800,000 $45,208,338
1971 $282,050,000 $53,719,569
1972 $285,380,952 $62,566,116
1973 $307,047,619 $82,452,985
1974 $433,954,545 $93,549,611
1975 $494,791,667 $93,489,283
1976 $454,440,000 $85,003,078
1977 $449,880,000 $98,295,671
1978 $507,080,000 $108,223,444
1979 $530,440,000 $122,257,393
1980 $603,200,000 $125,747,038
1981 $570,357,107 $118,190,655
1982 $482,000,000 $121,221,652
1983 $489,333,333 $111,862,824
1984 $437,631,605 $109,200,934
1985 $453,488,372 $95,572,173
1986 $504,651,140 $100,947,849
1987 $354,591,847 $111,713,922
1988 $413,799,990 $133,016,065
1989 $379,779,390 $122,888,610
1990 $396,582,263 $125,766,270
1991 $348,533,095 $125,597,205
1992 $373,573,141 $132,303,041
1993 $454,101,382 $133,122,897
1994 $540,874,934 $221,098,107
1995 $621,626,786 $224,865,731
1996 $705,406,001 $249,907,869
1997 $749,138,010 $285,475,592
1998 $717,530,683 $269,485,244
1999 $694,754,988 $255,408,060
2000 $712,667,897 $258,856,140
2001 $712,167,450 $266,299,591
2002 $726,131,435 $281,790,134
2003 $743,063,950 $333,426,188
2004 $787,814,379 $407,747,565
2005 $824,880,550 $476,801,793
2006 $2,379,817,991 $499,923,758
2007 $2,730,971,595 $573,548,460
2008 $3,025,187,433 $641,346,192
2009 $3,165,663,153 $628,006,115
2010 $3,432,912,517 $680,260,907
2011 $3,691,384,318 $744,097,050
2012 $4,063,088,536 $773,141,661
2013 $4,167,800,929 $797,736,334
2014 $4,127,660,152 $796,683,520
2015 $4,279,840,194 $824,150,499
2016 $4,482,697,337 $843,924,797
2017 $4,748,174,334 $884,844,384
2018 $4,787,636,998 $878,448,433
2019 $5,173,760,192 $912,950,466
2020 $5,471,256,595 $868,898,358
2021 $8,041,362,110 $843,923,639
2022 $14,718,388,489 $832,945,206
2023 $16,918,503,597 $938,189,444
2024 $24,835,899,826 $1,068,025,244

Guyana and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Guyana

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Guyana Samoa
1960 $299.1 -
1961 $319 -
1962 $327 -
1963 $288.8 -
1964 $313 -
1965 $336 -
1966 $353 -
1967 $378 -
1968 $340 -
1969 $361 -
1970 $381 $322
1971 $396 $377
1972 $395 $433
1973 $421 $563
1974 $588 $626
1975 $664 $610
1976 $604 $541
1977 $593 $615
1978 $663 $671
1979 $689 $751
1980 $779 $765
1981 $735 $713
1982 $621 $728
1983 $631 $671
1984 $565 $655
1985 $588 $573
1986 $657 $604
1987 $464 $666
1988 $545 $790
1989 $503 $728
1990 $529 $744
1991 $466 $742
1992 $498 $777
1993 $603 $775
1994 $716 $1,277
1995 $820 $1,288
1996 $928 $1,419
1997 $983 $1,608
1998 $940 $1,506
1999 $909 $1,417
2000 $932 $1,425
2001 $932 $1,454
2002 $951 $1,528
2003 $974 $1,798
2004 $1,033 $2,189
2005 $1,084 $2,550
2006 $3,136 $2,663
2007 $3,608 $3,039
2008 $4,009 $3,374
2009 $4,209 $3,279
2010 $4,582 $3,524
2011 $4,947 $3,822
2012 $5,444 $3,935
2013 $5,557 $4,024
2014 $5,473 $3,983
2015 $5,640 $4,084
2016 $5,871 $4,147
2017 $6,179 $4,308
2018 $6,048 $4,232
2019 $6,406 $4,352
2020 $6,776 $4,100
2021 $9,861 $3,948
2022 $17,913 $3,869
2023 $20,474 $4,330
2024 $29,884 $4,899

Guyana vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Guyana

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana Samoa
1950 49.2 49.2
1951 50.2 49.8
1952 51.3 50.4
1953 52.4 51
1954 53.3 51.6
1955 54.1 52.2
1956 55.2 52.8
1957 56.1 53.4
1958 56.4 54
1959 57 54.6
1960 57.5 55.2
1961 57.9 55.7
1962 58.3 56.3
1963 58.6 56.9
1964 59 54
1965 59.1 57.9
1966 59.3 58.2
1967 59.5 58.9
1968 59.7 59.4
1969 59.8 59.9
1970 60 60.4
1971 60.1 60.9
1972 60.1 61.4
1973 60.2 61.9
1974 60.3 62.3
1975 60.4 62.8
1976 60.4 63.3
1977 60.6 63.7
1978 60.6 64.1
1979 60.7 64.5
1980 60.8 65
1981 60.9 65.3
1982 61 65.6
1983 61.2 66
1984 61.3 66.3
1985 61.4 66.6
1986 61.5 66.8
1987 61.7 67
1988 61.8 67.3
1989 62.1 67.6
1990 62.3 67.8
1991 62.5 68
1992 62.8 68.5
1993 63 68.8
1994 63 69.2
1995 62.7 69.5
1996 62.7 69.8
1997 62.9 70
1998 63.4 70.3
1999 63.8 70.6
2000 64.1 70.8
2001 64.4 71
2002 64.2 71.2
2003 64.1 71.4
2004 64.2 71.5
2005 64.4 71.5
2006 64.8 71.6
2007 65.5 71.6
2008 65.7 71.5
2009 66 69.5
2010 66.2 71.5
2011 66.5 71.4
2012 66.4 71.2
2013 66.7 71.2
2014 67.3 71.1
2015 67.7 71.1
2016 68.1 71
2017 68.5 71
2018 68.8 71.1
2019 69.1 70.3
2020 67.8 70.7
2021 64.3 71.1
2022 69.9 71.6
2023 70.2 71.7
2024 70.3 71.8
2025 70.4 71.9

Guyana and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Guyana

Samoa
Year Population
Guyana Samoa
1960 569,143 112,490
1961 582,568 115,496
1962 595,461 118,597
1963 608,537 121,764
1964 621,764 124,894
1965 635,128 127,978
1966 648,646 131,073
1967 662,311 133,764
1968 676,160 136,020
1969 690,223 138,233
1970 702,705 140,400
1971 712,662 142,503
1972 721,617 144,538
1973 730,138 146,516
1974 738,057 149,431
1975 745,393 153,344
1976 752,253 157,113
1977 758,654 159,753
1978 764,586 161,375
1979 770,062 162,882
1980 774,367 164,322
1981 776,453 165,678
1982 776,712 166,484
1983 775,891 166,714
1984 774,111 166,796
1985 771,477 166,849
1986 768,098 167,061
1987 764,120 167,661
1988 759,663 168,346
1989 754,865 168,768
1990 749,894 169,042
1991 747,861 169,368
1992 749,911 170,331
1993 752,965 171,774
1994 755,822 173,159
1995 758,388 174,571
1996 760,526 176,071
1997 762,245 177,547
1998 763,586 178,905
1999 764,483 180,275
2000 764,832 181,685
2001 764,477 183,166
2002 763,652 184,471
2003 763,101 185,430
2004 762,418 186,249
2005 760,914 186,978
2006 758,966 187,709
2007 756,861 188,753
2008 754,606 190,107
2009 752,094 191,513
2010 749,256 193,023
2011 746,153 194,713
2012 746,288 196,498
2013 750,021 198,268
2014 754,229 200,037
2015 758,781 201,782
2016 763,548 203,499
2017 768,479 205,415
2018 791,556 207,582
2019 807,665 209,780
2020 807,481 211,944
2021 815,482 213,779
2022 821,637 215,261
2023 826,353 216,663
2024 831,087 218,019

Fertility rates in Guyana and Samoa

Fertility rate
Guyana

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Guyana Samoa
1960 6.33 7.78
1961 6.34 7.77
1962 6.33 7.76
1963 6.31 7.73
1964 6.23 7.7
1965 6.14 7.65
1966 6.02 7.6
1967 5.89 7.55
1968 5.75 7.5
1969 5.58 7.43
1970 5.41 7.34
1971 5.26 7.22
1972 5.08 7.07
1973 4.87 6.91
1974 4.64 6.75
1975 4.45 6.61
1976 4.28 6.47
1977 4.12 6.31
1978 3.97 6.15
1979 3.86 5.99
1980 3.77 5.86
1981 3.72 5.75
1982 3.68 5.68
1983 3.64 5.62
1984 3.54 5.55
1985 3.47 5.49
1986 3.38 5.42
1987 3.31 5.32
1988 3.23 5.21
1989 3.19 5.11
1990 3.18 5.01
1991 3.18 4.91
1992 3.19 4.87
1993 3.2 4.83
1994 3.23 4.79
1995 3.24 4.77
1996 3.23 4.74
1997 3.22 4.7
1998 3.18 4.64
1999 3.13 4.57
2000 3.06 4.52
2001 2.96 4.48
2002 2.84 4.44
2003 2.75 4.39
2004 2.68 4.34
2005 2.65 4.32
2006 2.66 4.32
2007 2.68 4.36
2008 2.7 4.42
2009 2.69 4.47
2010 2.68 4.52
2011 2.69 4.56
2012 2.7 4.55
2013 2.71 4.49
2014 2.7 4.42
2015 2.67 4.34
2016 2.63 4.26
2017 2.59 4.2
2018 2.55 4.14
2019 2.52 4.06
2020 2.49 4
2021 2.46 3.94
2022 2.44 3.88
2023 2.41 3.83

Guyana and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Guyana

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Guyana Samoa
1960 16.7 15
1961 16.6 14.9
1962 16.4 14.8
1963 16.3 14.6
1964 16.2 14.6
1965 16.1 14.5
1966 16.1 14.5
1967 16.2 14.5
1968 16.2 14.5
1969 16.4 14.5
1970 16.5 14.6
1971 16.6 14.7
1972 16.7 14.8
1973 16.8 14.9
1974 17 15
1975 17.2 15.3
1976 17.4 15.5
1977 17.6 15.8
1978 17.8 16
1979 18 16.2
1980 18.2 16.4
1981 18.4 16.6
1982 18.7 16.8
1983 19 17.1
1984 19.3 17.4
1985 19.6 17.6
1986 19.9 17.8
1987 20.2 18
1988 20.5 18.2
1989 20.7 18.3
1990 20.9 18.4
1991 21.1 18.5
1992 21.3 18.7
1993 21.4 19
1994 21.5 19.3
1995 21.7 19.6
1996 21.8 19.7
1997 21.9 19.8
1998 22 19.9
1999 22.1 19.9
2000 22.2 19.8
2001 22.4 19.7
2002 22.5 19.7
2003 22.7 19.9
2004 22.9 20.1
2005 23.2 20.3
2006 23.4 20.4
2007 23.6 20.6
2008 23.8 20.7
2009 24 20.8
2010 24.2 20.8
2011 24.4 20.8
2012 24.5 20.8
2013 24.6 21
2014 24.6 21.1
2015 24.7 21.2
2016 24.9 21.3
2017 25 21.4
2018 25.4 21.4
2019 25.7 21.5
2020 25.9 21.4
2021 26.1 21.4
2022 26.4 21.1
2023 26.7 21
2024 26.9 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Guyana Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$16.8B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24.3%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.45%
2018
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.59%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-4.95%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.2%
2019
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
15.3%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
74.3%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
58.2
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
34.4%
1998
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
1.1%
1998
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$1.01B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
86,400
2020
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
4.21%
2003
19.8%
2020

Energy

Guyana Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
661 kg
2007
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.3
2007
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.3 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.1%
2022
35.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
7.11%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.0008%
2021
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
98.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Guyana Samoa
% of world population
0.01%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-5,407
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
27.3%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.24 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
49.9
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
39
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
26
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
16.2
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
22.3
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
98
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
90%
2022
99.1%
2021
English speaking
90.5%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

Guyana Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$532
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$122.6
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
70.4 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
3.25%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.41
2020
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.8 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
75
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
25.7
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
29%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
16.4%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
46
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
11.1%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
5.04 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Guyana Samoa
% of world land
0.14%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
98,090 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
2,780 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
70,995 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,482 mi
2019
715 mi
2018

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